Madibeng Municipality has been classified as a "distressed", or dysfunctional, municipality according to a recent parliamentary response by Velenkosini Hlabisa, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA).

The Madibeng Municipality reacted strongly in the past week after the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) warned employees that they may not be able to withdraw funds from their pension funds under the new two-pot system, listing employers, among them Madibeng, who did not pay over contributions to pension funds.

The Madibeng Municipality owes Eskom over R1 billion, the power utility told Kormorant this week.

It was discovered that years of continuous raw sewage spillage on the shore into the Hartbeespoort Dam had caused a compacted sewage bank stretching over 100 metres.

A Brits resident has been engaged in a legal battle with the Madibeng municipality for the past six years to get them to stop municipal sewage pollution on his property, and despite court orders ...

This year's Auditor General report on municipalities was kinder to Madibeng Municipality compared to previous years.

Following reports that the Public Protector will re-investigate the probe into Madibeng Mayor Douglas Maimane’s charity golf day in 2022, the municipality said this week that the office of the mayor was made aware of the review of the investigation.

With 84 days to go before old electricity prepaid meters stop working, the Madibeng Municipality still has to replace 21 000 out of 28 000 meters.

Following an operation to remove illegal vendors along the R511 in Hartbeespoort, the Madibeng Municipality said operations such as these would continue.

The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL), Madibeng Municipality, the police and traffic department clamped down on illegal vendors along the R511 in Hartbeespoort on Wednesday.

The acting municipal manager of Madibeng Local Municipality, Morufa Moloto (37) was arrested by the Hawks on Friday for alleged corruption.